One one hand, it's quite unfair that Netscape takes profit from a project it never really wanted, one the other hand it's ok because AOL really invested much money in developing the Gecko engine, and gave the world a enourmous present, independend from the fact that it let Netscape be destroyed by stupid marketing & business men...

But one thing lets me stay happy: The upcoming Netscape Browser is just a uglified version of Mozilla Firefox, so it at least won't take too much market share from the REAL mozilla browser... ;)

I dont know about you guys, but I like the way they slightly re-organized the options panel... tab options are more discoverable with their own tab on the panel, and the per-site options look cool. However it is SO UGLY.

I think it looks really ugly but the idea is quite good. I linked to here in a ./ comment. Sorry, I didn't really think it though. Your server seems to be quick at the moment though, if it starts to slow up I can mirror the images.

By editing some config settings in about:config, it is possible to install some Firefox extensions in Netscape browser. I just installed Googlebar without problems. Installing the Qute theme was less successful however:

I also like the per-site options. I think this approach is more logical than the way it is done in Firefox where the options are function-centric rather than site-centric. I think the cookie settings should be specified here as well (perhaps that's what's on the second tab?)

Not only is the theme really ugly, but the whole browser defeats the simplicity that made Firefox successful. All those toolbars, buttons, drop-down boxes, they just clutter up the user interface, and few of them are ever used...

The interface is way too crowded for my tastes. Plus the green looks ugly. I love Firefox's understated look. The more real estate provided for actual broswing the better. They should take a look at how some of the extensions make Firefox look and build on that.

That is just such a cluttered main screen. I';m currently running Opera (and very happy with it) and all I have on the main screen are the 8 small buttons on the address bar at the top and my personal bar on the bottom (with my favourite, favourite links in). The new Netscape screen is far, far too busy for general surfing.

I don't see what the big deal over Firefox OR netscape is anyway. The real browser that blows away all of the competition is Opera. First to do tabbed browsing, faster than anything. If you want a real browser, use Opera.

I have no Idea the much baout Internet or Browser. But from the beging, I'm using NETSCAPE like version 4.7 or something like that, I'm talking baout year 1990 or may be less,might be I'm wrong. From that time I'm fallen LOVE with NETSCAPE so NETSCAPE browser is my first choice, and 2nd OPERA. I hate IE that iz bullshit ( sorry for my slang ) so I can say NETSCAPE is the best. like east and west NETSCAPE is the best.

You silly guys ! Netscape has been using gekko long before Firefox ! onl;y I don't know there has been very little publicity about Netscape 7.2 that I use now and that is very stable ! I think it's great !

I think this browser's theme is awesome. Someone should make it for firefox.
I will continue to use firefox as primary browser. In the future though, after netscape gets the extensions i want, I will consider making netscape my primary browser.